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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:10 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:42
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IC 426 - Nebula in Orion

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:10 | Tran: 15:07 | Set: 21:04
Alt: -29.18°   Az: 46.19°   Direction: North-East

IC 426 is a Nebula in the Orion constellation. IC 426 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 426 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 426 - Nebula in Orion star
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DSS2 image of IC 426 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (10 arcmin) and minor (3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 37m 48s
-00° 17’ 03”
14h 36m 12s
20h 14m 01s

J2000

05h 36m 30s
-00° 17’ 53”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 426 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 426 - Nebula in Orion.

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Finder chart for IC 426 - Nebula in Orion.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 426 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 426 is a visual representation of it.
10 arcmin
3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 426 - Nebula in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 90.3°
Max altitude: 38.2°
Azimuth: 269.7°